Ironing-board.



J. B. GOTTLE.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1911.

1,024,720. Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR W5 (ME 1 ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN B. COTTLE, 0F ROSEBUD, TEXAS.

IRONING-BOAR-D.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 30, 1912, Applicationfiled May 16, 1911.

Serial No. 627,403.

T 0 all whom 'it may conccm:

Be it known that 1, JOHN B. OOTTLE, citizen of the United States,residing at Rose bud, in the count-y of Falls and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ironing boards.

The object of the invention is the provision in a single structure of afolding ironing board and a clothes rack.

A further feature resides in the provision of foldable supportingmembers and the ar rangement whereby the parts are locked in operativeposition; together with a locking bar wherebythe parts may be fastenedin their folded position.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device ofthe character described that will be strong, durable, eflicient, andsimple and inexpensive to produce, also one in which the several partswill not be likely to get out of working order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention has relation tocertain novel features of construction and operation, an example ofwhich is described in the following specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the board and clothes rack inposit-ion for ironing, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional viewof the same, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device folded, Fig. 4: isa detail in section showing one of the trunnions, Fig. 5 is a detailview on an enlarged scale of one of the clips used in this embodiment ofthe invention.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the uprights or standards of asupporting member. These standards are connected by horizontal crossbars 2 and 3 rigidly secured thereto. At the center of the upper bar 2 around bearing portion 4; is provided with shoulder portions at each end.

A bearing strap 5 is curved about the ortion t and has its end portionssecure to the upper and lower sides of a brace member 6. In this way thesupporting and the brace members are hinged together and the lower endof the member 6 is cut at an angle so as to lie flat upon a floor, thebrace member inclining upward and the supporting member being disposedvertically as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

An ironing board 7 has its inner end cut at right angles to its sides.This end is recessed at 8 to snugly receive the brace memher 6 and alsoto engage the under flat surface of the cross bar 2. The board issupported by a U-shaped bracket 9 pivotally confined on the upper sideof the member 6 by a clip 10. The bracket is bent down on each side ofthe brace member as indicated at 11, whereby it is held against lateraldisplacement. The upper ends of the bracket are bent outward and hingedin clips 12 secured to the under side of the board. The bracket inclinesslightly toward the supporting member 1.

The clips 10 and 12 are preferably of like construction, and. are of anyform which will pivotally secure the bracket 9 to the brace and board.Fig. 5 shows one of the clips as used in the present instance and is ametal strip bent across the middle to form a channel a, said channelproviding a bearing forthe bracket 9 when the strip is secured to themember 6.

The board engaging under the bar 2 and bearing upon the bracket 9 actsas a lever when pressure is placed on the outer end portion of theboard, and it is apparent that the inner end of the board is notfastened to, but is simply extended beneath the bar and will be forcedagainst the under side of said bar and the parts held in rigid position.

For supporting clothes and articles which have been ironed a metal rack14 is provided. This rack is preferably formed of a stiff metal rod andbent into a substantially U-shape with its ends extending inward overthe bar 2. Each end of the rack has an angular portion 15 so as toengage the upper inner sides of the bar 2. The extreme ends of the rackterminate in trun nions 16 slightly below the bar 2 and engage in theinner sides of the standards of the supporting member. The rack is thushinged and is swung outward on the opposite side of the supportingmember to the board 7, its angular portions engaging with the bar 2whereby it is supported in a horizontal position.

When it is desired to fold the device the outer end of the board 7 isslightly raised so that the board is fulcrumed on the bracket 9 and maythen be pulled outward to disengage its inner end from under the bar 2.The board is then swung toward and over the bar 2 and the brace member 6and supporting member are swung under the board as shown in Fig. 3. Therack 14: is swung upward and down upon the board, its angular portions15 passing between the standards 1 and projecting below the same asshown in Fig. 3.

The device may be fastened in its folded position by passing a bar 17through the angular portions of rack and under the standards 1, the barbeing of such diameter as to frictionally engage with the parts and drawthe rack down upon the board 7.

It is obvious that the device may be folded into compact form and whenplaced on end will not unfold. The locking bar 17 holds the partstogether and permits the device to be transported without unfolding. Theironing board may be quickly set in position. The rack 1 L besides beinga necessary part does not occupy any portion of the board and being onlyslightly above the board may be used as a support for extra longarticles which project over the bar 2.

That I claim, is:

1. A folding ironing board comprising, a supporting member having across bar, an inclined brace member having its upper end hinged to thecenter of the cross bar, a board having its inner end engaging under thecross bar and provided with a recess receiving the upper hinged end ofthe brace member, a supporting bracket hinged and confined to the bracemember and the board, and a rack hinged to the supporting memher andhaving angular portions located to receive the cross bar of said member.

2. In a folding ironing board, a supporting member, a cross bar in themember, a brace member hingedly secured to the cross bar, a board havinga recess located to receive the brace member, a hinged bracket securedto the brace member and the board, a rack hinged to the supportingmember and adapted to be swung down upon the board, the board,supporting member and brace member being arranged to be folded together, and a locking bar engaging between the rack and the supportingmember.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN B. COTTLE.

Witnesses E. E. VVnrrn, MINNIE VV'I'IITE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

